Saint Seiya: Meiou Hades Elysion-hen

Story and Characters
Even though it's six episodes, the pacing is very even and all the characters are present and united. And during the final battle, there are some cool things that do happen that you have to see to for yourself like with what also happens in the previous oavs. And the ending is also pretty amazing and it's very rare that Shounen uses the ending that it uses, but it is kind of ambiguous, but yet respectfully satisfying. But I feel if you have some familiarity with some of the prior works to Kurumada Masami, specifically Ring ni Kakero, I thought the ending was ... very fitting to how he does things.

The anime demonstrates excellent themes on what it means to be a God and what it truly means to be human thus emphasizing on the value of life. Granted this can be done in just about anything, but I like how it includes the use of Gods of all beings in conveying this, and that even Gods are capable of making errors and falling to the same mistakes of human nature. And overall, most of the Hades oavs have a theme of what defines human nature in relation to sin, and judging people based on them whether man or God.

What I also like is how Athena is used in the end. This isn't really a spoiler considering that most of the time, the saints are trying to give her her cloth, meaning her armor. And of course she needs that for combative purposes, and it's nice to see that she has this role for once and has a different kind of use in comparison to how she was mostly used throughout the duration of the franchise. I feel her brief moment really outshines all of that. And I think throughout most of the franchise, her usage was also very faithful to the original mythology of Athena.

Thanatos and Hypnos, though their presences iare brief, they did have quite an impact as well by what they had to offer as villains. Even though Thanatos is the weaker and more brash of the twin minions, he does some things that none other villain of Saint Seiya has done which you also have to see to find out.

Art and Animation
Well, the quality of the animation still retains from the last oav, the explosiveness of the action is still fresh with the new two new villains and their moves are really cool. The designs of the villains are very intimidating with their pale skin tone, dark clothes, and non pupil eyes. The designs of the cloths are well detailed, very shiny, and still appropriately compliments the body frames of the characters and the execution of the action. The design of Hades' armor is excellently detailed with the joints, compliments his figure and gives room for his wild hair, and looks appropriately mobile. Try to combine the rough features of Guts' berserk armor and Griffin's dignified and shininess with his current armor in the Berserk series, but of course black and with some bigger wings, and that's the best way I can describe Hades' get up. And Athena's armor is also excellently animated and brightly colored, and the design accurately reflects the gimmick of the goddess she is inspired by.

Another quality that I kept on pointing out is the lighting. In this series, it takes place in a more Heavenly utopia like environment, so the place is filled with flowers and clear skies. The flowers stick out and the lighting in contrast to this just really sticks out to me considering that the villains are the lords of darkness, so I found a very nice ironic twist to that along with what was mostly presented in the previous oavs. So for this nice twist along with another unpredictable twist I appreciated which you also have to see to find out.

Music and Voice Acting
The new voice cast from the previous oav is also back. And I feel even though this series is shorter, I felt the newer voice actors for Shun, Hyoga and Athena were present enough to have me form my opinion on them. Hyouga's new voice actor is Miura Hiroaki. He actually does a good job of capturing the original performance of Hashimoto Kouichi, though I think his voice is deeper. I think the character lacked any significant dialog or soloquies that really defined the character to really make you evaluate him 100%, but I think he does a good job with what he has to offer. The only voice change that I could ever find justified is of course that of Shiryu since Suzuoki Hirotaka has passed on. His newer voice actor is Sakurai Takahiro, the voice of Cloud from Final Fantasy VII and Suzaku Kururugi from Code Geass. Suzuoki just has this really distinct voice that always brought a unique charisma and authority to his character. Sakurai really tries hard to emulate that performance but it will never compare to how Suzuoki did it. I think the new voice actors are good in their own ways, but they will never compare to the original performances whether they're 16 or 60.

As for the music, the background music is still the same from the oavs and TV series so nothing left to comment on that, other than it's still a nice touch in still trying to maintain the overall spirit and identity of the franchise. Megami no Senshi is still the opening theme and I already talked about the awesome qualities that song has in my review of Inferno. But the ending theme, Kami no En, is very impressive. It is one of the few songs that captures the Greek mythology inspiration, as well as the Utopia environment and atmosphere it takes place in, and also does what the Saint Seiya soundtrack does best, talking about the themes of love, hope, and unity.

Overall
Well, all I can say is you're going to watch one helluva an ending, though it is kind of open ended. But not many authors today are too ballsy in my opinion and the way it ends, it's just awesome. Granted there are some loose ends, but it ends to a point where you know the characters have all developed. I know there is a new installment of Saint Seiya called Next Dimension which is Kurumada's official work. I can't comment much about it yet but I would love to see where Saint Seiya can go from how it ends. I heard Kurumada wanted to make one more story arc, but disputes with publishers and declining sales had to make him end it at this point which is why I think it felt a little open ended, but despite that, it's well concluded since they fought one of the baddest Gods of all time.

I enjoyed the Hades arc when it started but the arc to got more boring as it went on. I can't really put my finger around it, the fact that they spent multiple episodes fighting 2 gods when they already spent episodes fighting the Spectres, the "God Clothes" came out of nowhere, Hades gets beaten in a super anti climatic way with Saori beating him with the power of "love". Seiya's sister coming out of nowhere and despite Sanctuary attacking Marin for being Japanese, no one ever even spotted or even noticed that there was another Japanese woman in Sanctuary before she showed up, a ... lot of the other characters mostly being sidelined and were just cheerleaders. The amount of times characters die, get brought back and then die again. The ending being super anti climatic.

Honestly, by the time I was done this part of the arc, I was glad it was all over. Not because it's bad but it was really starting wear out it's welcome both the arc and the tropes the series loves to pull as a whole like characters dying but then coming back then dying again, Saori getting kidnapped or is a damsel in every arc(seriously the reincarnation of Athena in this series was basically a purple haired Princess Peach), and the fights being special move spamming and then the characters saying, "the same move doesn't work twice" just to spam the same attacks again, all of it was just starting to get tiresome. I did wish the ending was better so I could've felt satisfied when I got to the end but I am left underwhelmed.

I get a lot of the behind the scenes drama regarding the series, and the whole thing reminds me of something that would happen in Marvel and DC with editors disagreeing with what the creators want but all of it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I wish I can say I got *something* from watching the Hades OVAs and the Overtrue movie, but all I get is just is "why did I bother?" I am sounding like a downer but that's how I felt.

In a race against time, the Saints must save Saori and keep Hades from plunging the universe into the Great Eclipse! This addition to story is less climactic than the explosive "Inferno" arc, but the narrative does its job and fills in all of the open plot holes, though it feels like it's dragged out a little bit too long. Pandora's past is finally revealed and her arc ends with the audience getting closure about the purpose of her existence in the series!

⚠️ This review of Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Elysion will contain spoilers, this segment with be the third part out of the ... three Hades anime adaptations ⚠️

—Story/Characters

This season starts off with a bang, with Hyōga facing off against a villain that rivals the intrigue of Pandora and Hades himself, Minos! And then, Pandora's past, which was teased in previous chapters is finally brought to light, we find out that Pandora has become so wicked because after the reincarnation of Hades appeared in the castle of the underworld, all of her attendants and family were slaughtered upon his arrival. This also explains her half lover, partial mother-type of fixation on Hades! The omen of Hades was originally bred when Pandora opened the seal that contained Thanatos and Hypnos, the gods of Death and Sleep. It's interesting because the two of them play a pivotal role in "The Lost Canvas" series as well.

Thanatos then murders Pandora, after she betrays Hades to help Ikki. During the cast's rescue of Athena, Shaina, Jabu, and Marin (and many others) come to help out — seeing those two in the narrative again was a nice throwback to fans of the original series! Seiya ends up defeating Hades, saving Saori, to prevent the world from being purged into the Great Eclipse! It's a nice conclusion to the "Meiō Hades" continuum — though, wrapping the story up in "Inferno" wouldn't have hurt either! Truth be told, "Elysion" might have been slightly better if it had been a six-episode OVA, rather than a full-length, thirteen episode saga!

—Technical

Luna's Favorite Works by Each Respective Creator = ✅

Tomoharu Katsumata (director of the "Inferno" and "Elysion" arcs), notable works:
* Anderson Dōwa: Ningyo-hime ✅
* Captain Future
* Cutey Honey ✅
* Dai Yamato Zero-gō
* Daikū Maryū Gaiking
* Daisōgen to Hakuba ("The Princess and the White Horse")
* Devilman (1972)
* Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur
* Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
* Hashire Melos
* Kagayake! Yūjō no V Sign
* Magnerobo Ga-Keen
* Mazinger Z ✅
* Nagagutsu Sanjūshi
* Ningen Kakumei
* Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades (series)
* Saleryman Kintarō
* Uchū Senkan Yamato: Kanketsu-hen ("Space Battleship Yamato: The Final Chapter")
* UFO Robo Grendizer
* Waga Seishun no Arcadia ("My Youth in Arcadia")
* Yamato yo Towa ni ("Be Forever Yamato")
* Yukiguni no Ōji-sama
* Yume Senshi Wingman

Commentary: While Mr. Katsumata's had some shows that haven't particularly resonated with me, like "Waga Seishun no Arcadia" and "Devilman (1972)" — Tomoharu Katsumata's style of directing is well-suited to a Saint Seiya series, rife will slow panoramic shots and dazzling portrait images of characters fighting in a blaze of glory, I think that Mr. Katsumata was the right guy to bring in for the introduction of the malevolent Hades character! Like the colorful tragedies in "Anderson Dōwa: Ningyo-hime" — Shun Andromeda descent into the shoes of Hades was done with style and a dense atmosphere! I appreciate the level of craftsmanship put into each subsequent scene, classic director! Impeccable work on the series, the last two chapters of "Meiō Hades" feel as though Mr. Katsumata was genuinely passionate about the Saint Seiya franchise!

Good Seiyū Work = ✅

Really Enjoyed the Seiyū's Performance = ✅✅

One of Luna's Favorite Performances OF ALL TIME = ✅✅✅

Masakazu Morita as Seiya Pegasus, notable roles:
* Ki-ja ("White Dragon"), Akatsuki no Tona
* Claire Stanfield, Baccano
* Kazuya Hiramaru, Bakuman. (series) ✅
* Eiji Hoshimiya, Big Order ✅
* Ichigo Kurosaki, Bleach (series) ✅✅✅
* Shōsaku Katsura, Bungō Stray Dogs ✅✅
* Whis, Dragon Ball Super
* Akio Fuyuki, Interlude
* Yukari Mishakuji, K
* Xīn Lǐ, Kingdom (series)
* Shirō Hodzumi and Kazuki Hihara, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky (series)
* Toshiya Satō, Major (series)
* Alfred Visconti, Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ōji-tachi
* Itsumi Ryōgoku, Miracle☆Train: Oedo-sen e Yōkoso
* Auel Neider, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
* Yakumo Yoshikawa, Onmyō Taisenki
* Pod, Pokémon Best Wishes!
* Kotarō Tennōji, Rewrite ✅
* Ryūji Takane, Ring ni Kakero
* Keiji Maeda, Sengoku Basara (series)
* Azazel, Shingeki no Bahamut (series) ✅✅✅
* Christopher Thorndyke, Sonic X
* Barnaby Brooks Jr. ("Bunny"), Tiger & Bunny ✅✅✅

Commentary: Mr. Morita did a splendid job in his rendition of Seiya Pegasus! Though I am more used to him playing moody characters like Azazel ("Shingeki no Bahamut") and Barnaby Brooks Jr. ("Tiger & Bunny"), rather than a tried and true protagonist like ※Seiya! Incredible work, another great rendition of a classic character!

※ Even Ichigo Kurosaki is a bit of a grump!

Takahiro Sakurai as Dragon Shiryū, notable roles:
* Haseo, .hack —series ✅
* Takashi Hayashida, 3-Gatsu no Lion ✅
* Ryō, 7 Seeds
* Blue Knight, Accel World ✅
* Soichirō Sena, Active Raid
* Yū Tosaki, Ajin
* Cutthroat, Akudama Dive
* Atsumu Matsuyuki ("Yukiatsu"), Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. ("AnoHana") ✅
* Shinobu Kujiin, Babylon ✅
* Yūki Momose, Battle Spirits
* Griffith, Berserk ✅ ✅ ✅
* Jirō Mochizuki, Black Blood Brothers
* Killy, Blame!
* Izuru Kira, Bleach ✅
* Kabuto Hanadori, Boku no Tonari ni Ankoku Hakaishin ga Imasu.
* Bizon Gerafil, Buddy Complex
* Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, Bungō Stray Dogs ✅
* Hiroki Kamikura, Canvas 2
* Suzaku Kururugi, Code Geass ✅ ✅
* Haruhiko Tsugayama, Copihan
* Joe Shimamura, Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Solider
* Yū Kanada, D. Gray-man ✅
* Leon Kuwata, Danganronpa
* Ryūsuke Higo, Detective Conan ✅
* Mono Ureu, Devil Survivor 2 the Animation
* Ruki Mukami, Diabolik Lovers
* Kazuya Miyuki, Diamond no Ace
* Tentomon, Digimon Adventure ✅
* Kōshirō Izumi and Tentomon, Digimon Adventure 02 ✅
* Dorulumon, Digimon Xros Wars
* Yō'ichi Fujitani, Dive!!
* Haine Rammsteiner, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage
* Shirasu Kinjō, Donten ni Warau ("Laughing Under the Clouds")
* Sawa-sensei, Dō ni ka Naru Hibi
* Yūto Takamine, Eien no Aseila
* Sting Eucliffe, Fairy Tail
* Merlin, Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia ✅ ✅
* Saber ("Saver"), Fate/Prototype ✅
* Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children ✅
* Ayame Sōma, Fruits Basket (2019)
* Mitsuya Majime, Fune wo Amu ("The Great Passage")
* Kazuki Endō, Gakuen Heaven
* Shun Ukiya, Gate Keepers
* Hiroto Amagiwa, Geneshaft
* Hikari Genji, Genji Monogatari Sennenki ("The Tale of Genji")
* Orpherus Fürst von Marmelade Nahe Görz, Ginyū Mokushiroku Meine Liebe
* Yūji Kazami, Grisaia no Kaijitsu ✅ ✅ ✅
* Kazuya Watari, Guardian Hearts
* Inugami, Gugure! Kokkuri-san ✅
* Akiteru Tsukishima, Haikyū! ✅
* Dande, Pokémon: Hakumei no Tsubasa ("Twilight Wings") ✅ ✅
* Suefumi Ono, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ("Beyond the Stream of Time")
* Alzeid, Hatenkō Yūgi ("Dazzle")
* Hiroyuki Sogabe, Hatsukoi Limited.
* Kanade Takahashi, Hatsukoi Monster
* Noboru Take, Hibike! Euphonium ✅
* Enza, Historical
* Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian, Hōsekishō Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei ("The Case Files of Jeweler Richard")
* Ichitaka Seto, I''s
* Jōji Minami ("Tekkaman"), Infini-T Force ✅ ✅
* Jin Tsurasawa, Innocent Venus ✅
* Kazuhito Harumi, Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyō ("Dog & Scissors")
* Rockman X, Irregular Hunter X: The Day of Sigma ("Megaman X")
* Rohan Kishibe, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 4: Diamond wa Kudakenai ("JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable") ✅ ✅ ✅
* Tazaki, Joker Game ✅
* Misaki Takahashi, Junjō Romantica ✅ ✅ ✅
* Ryūkō Mōten, Jūshin Enbu: Hero Tales
* Izumo Kusanagi, K ✅
* Yoshihiko Nagai, Kaikan Phrase
* Leon Oswald, Kaleido Star
* Kaizō Katsu, Katte ni Kaizō
* Giyū Tomioka, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅ ✅ ✅
* Kyōsuke Kindaichi, Kitsutsuki Tanteidokoro ("Woodpecker Detective's Office")
* Kiyomaro Takamine, Konjiki no Gash Bell!! ("Zatch Bell!")
* Shōgo Mikadono, Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imōto ga Iru! ("My Little Sister Is Among Them!")
* Claude Faustus, Kuroshitsuji II ("Black Butler II") ✅ ✅
* Yūri Shibuya, Kyō kara Maō! ✅
* Krusty, Log Horizon ✅
* Ja'far, Magi ✅
* Ri'ichi, Miura, Mahōtsukai no Yome ("The Ancient Magus' Bride") ✅ ✅
* Loki, Matantei Loki Ragnarok ✅
* Honey, Micchiri Neko
* Reigen Arataka, Mob Psycho ✅ ✅
* Fareed McGillis, Kidō Senshi Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans ✅ ✅
* Meme Oshino, Monogatari —series ✅ ✅ ✅
* Kusuriuri, Mononoke ✅ ✅ ✅
* Griamore, Nanatsu no Taizai
* Sasori, Naruto: Shippūden ✅
* Yūta Sakurai, Net-jū no Susume ("Recovery of an MMO Junkie") ✅
* Yūta Otabe, Niji-iro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi
* Rui Sagisawa, Libra of Nil Admirari
* Zombieman, One Punch Man ✅
* Kyōya Sata, Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji ("Wolf Girl & Black Prince")
* Shun Kurosawa, Ore-sama Kingdom
* Osomatsu Matsuno, Osomatsu-san ✅ ✅
* Kei Agemaki, Otome Yōkai Zakuro ("Girl Demon Zakuro") ✅
* Jircniv Rune Farlord El Nix, Overlord —series ✅
* Ferid Bathory, Owari no Seraph ✅
* Susumu Yamazaki, Peace Maker Kurogane
* Vlad Garfunkel, Phantom in the Twilight
* Zwei, Phantom the Animation ✅
* Rook Banjō Crossfield, Phi Brain: Kami to Puzzle ✅
* Fakir, Princess Tutu ✅ ✅
* Shugo Makishima, Psycho-Pass ✅ ✅ ✅
* Kogorō Akechi, Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace ✅ ✅ ✅
* Shin, Saint Beast
* Dragon Shiryū, Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades-hen ✅ ✅
* Minos Griffon, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas ✅ ✅
* Takashi Kamiyama, Sakigake!! Cromartie Kōkō ✅ ✅
* Jin Mitaka, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ✅ ✅
* Ya'ichi, Saraiya Goyō ("House of Five Leaves") ✅ ✅
* Taishi Ichimiya, Servant x Service
* Go Ichimonji, Shin Getter Robo tai Neo Getter Robo
* Sasame, Shin Shirayuki-hime Densetsu Prétear
* Lucifer, Shingeki no Bahamut ✅ ✅
* Shirokuma, Shirokuma Cafe ✅
* Satoshi Isshiki, Shokugeki no Sōma ✅ ✅
* Uki Isohata, Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru ("And Yet The Town Moves") ✅
* Yamato Kurosawa, Sukitte Ii na yo.
* Haru Kurabayashi, Switch
* Uta, Tokyo Ghoul ✅
* Yūdai, Tokyo Marble Chocolate
* Coco, Toriko ✅ ✅
* Yasaburō Shimogamo, Uchōten Kazoku ("The Eccentric Family") ✅ ✅ ✅
* Isuzu Ichinose, Uchū Senkan Tiramisù ✅
* Luka Crosszeria, Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru ("The Betrayal Knows My Name")
* Ōgi, Utawarerumono: Isuwari no Kamen ✅ ✅
* Ai, Yū☆Gi☆Ō! VRAINS
* Guiche de Gramont, Zero no Tsukaima
* Bit Cloud, Zoids: New Century
* Shito Tachibana, Zombie-Loan

Commentary: I was shocked that Mr. Sakurai was the one the reprised the role of Dragon Shiryū! Yes, Saint Seiya is a huge franchise, but it doesn't have the same kind of modern accreditation as something like Lupin III does, so to see such a famous and young actor filling the shoes of Shiryū shocked me! As you can tell by Takahiro Sakurai's filmography, he's a really talented seiyū, so it goes without saying that he was brilliant as Shiryū! I would compare the role to Kusuriuri ("Mononoke") and Giyū Tomioka ("Kimetsu no Yaiba"), because his performance is very stoic and subdued. Amazing work, Mr. Sakurai is doing the late Hirotaka Suzuoka justice!

Yūta Kasuya as Shun Andromeda, notable roles:
* Oren and Kamioren, Super Dragon Ball Heroes
* Gokotai, Tōken Ranbu ✅✅

Commentary: Casting Mr. Kasuya as Shun Andromeda was a great choice for the character! I have only ever heard him in "Tōken Ranbu" — but the character is very youthful sounding and cute, and I think that translates well into Shun... even though this is the season where Shun transforms into the diabolical Hades, lord of the underworld! Powerful acting as the character!

Hiroaki Miura as Hyōga Cygnus, notable roles:
* Slade, Bōken Ō Beet
* Zarbon and Ganos, Dragon Ball Kai and Super
* Aikka, Oban Star-Racers
* Matagu Shidō, Onegai☆Teacher and Onegai☆Twins ✅
* Shūsuke Chitose, Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Hadairo Ritsu Kyūwari Zō!?
* Dione Whip Snake Plasma, Saint Seiya Omega ✅
* Kōjirō Shindō, Seikaisuru Kado (series)
* Wataru Minakami, Sister Princess: Re Pure
* Shigure, Taishō Mebiusline: Chicchai-san

Commentary: I haven't heard many roles that Hiroaki Miura has performed in, but his work as Hyōga Cygnus is actually pretty dang good! I would say that I slightly prefer Hyōga's original voice, but Mr. Miura does well with the shoes that he has to fill. Great job!

Katsuyuki Konishi as Phoenix Ikki, notable roles:
* Sakaki, .hack (series)
* Semimaru Asai, 7 Seeds
* Chiaki Hanazono, Ahiru no Sora
* Sakaki, Akagami no Shirayuki-hime ✅
* Bulat, Akame ga Kill ✅
* Jūzō Shima, Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujōō-hen ✅
* Ohika, Arata Kangatari
* Leo, Arte
* Tōya, Ayashi no Ceres ✅✅✅
* Toraji Ishida and Red Blade Braver, Bamboo Blade
* Tatsumi Oga, Beelzebub
* Bem, Bem (2019) ✅✅
* Shūhei Hisagi and Keigo Asano, Bleach ✅
* Haji, Blood+ ✅✅
* Yoshiyuki Terada and Spinel Sun, Cardcaptor Sakura ✅✅
* Ioan Malcal, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
* Kenji Kazama, D-Frag!
* Kenji Dobashi, Dear Boys
* Kaburagi, Deca-Dance
* Reiji Sakamaki, Diabolik Lovers
* Ataru Chūō, Dorei-ku the Animation
* Ginyu, Dragon Ball Kai and Super
* Tom Tanaka, Durarara!! (series) ✅
* Takeru Noto, Enen no Shōbōtai ("Fire Force")
* Laxus Dreyar and Yury Dreyar, Fairy Tail (series) ✅
* Rock Volcan, Gaist Crusher
* Otonoshin Koito, Golden Kamuy
* Hiroki Kurokawa, Haikyū!! ✅
* Genzō Shibata, Hataage! Kemono Michi
* Kaede Nonohara, Hayate no Gotoku!
* Blood Dupre, Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World
* America and Canada, Hetalia Axis Powers
* Masamune Matsumoto, High Score
* Sōsuke Yaotome, IDOLiSH7 ✅✅
* Diavolo, JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken Part 5: Ōgon no Kaze
* Renato Socci, Jormungand ✅
* Ōdanna, Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi
* Kenta Usui, Karin ✅
* Hank, Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e
* Tsumugu Kinagase, Kill la Kill ✅
* Tengen Uzui, Kimetsu no Yaiba ✅✅
* Ritsu Kisaragi, Kin'iro no Corda: Blue♪Sky
* Shinobu Ōsaki, Kin'iro no Corda: Primo Passo (series)
* Shiori Shibuya, Kyō kara Maō!
* Refuto, Kyōkai no Rinne (series)
* Sōbi Agatsuma, Loveless ✅✅✅
* Ozma Lee, Macross Frontier ✅✅✅
* Louie, Mahō Senshi Louie
* Johann Trinity, Mobile Suit Gundam 00
* Char Aznable, Mobile Suit Gundam-san ✅
* Taiyō Shirahama, Monster Strike
* Dreyfus, Nanatsu no Taizai ✅
* Tanktop Master, One Punch Man ✅
* Thunder ("Zapdos"), Freezer ("Articuno"), and Raikō, Pokémon ✅✅
* Takehito Morokuzu, Prison School
* Hiromitsu Hamawatari ("Hammer"), Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar: Ima, Fuki ni Yukimasu
* Yūji Kenmi, Sacred Seven
* Ikki Phoenix, Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ✅✅
* Kyō Mibu, Samurai Deeper Kyō
* Masamune Takano, Sekai'ichi Hatsukoi ✅✅
* Kaoru Seo, Sekirei
* Shingen Takeda, Sengoku Night Blood
* Amidamaru, Shaman King ✅✅✅
* Renbart Psyche, Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica
* Full-Time Panda and Adelie Penguin, Shirokuma Cafe ✅
* Tōda, Shōnen Onmyōji
* Ren Tsuruga, Skip Beat! ✅
* Lloyd Irving, Tales of Symphonia ✅✅✅
* Largo Lloyd, Tegamibachi ✅
* Nobuyuki Masaki, Tenchi Muyō! Ryōōki (4th and 5th Season) ✅
* Kamina, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ✅
* Takahisa Kajimoto, Tennis no Ōji-sama
* Kōtarō Amon, Tokyo Ghoul ✅
* Convoy, Transformers Superlink
* Fan Hyulick, Tytania
* Kuin, Ushio to Tora (2015)
* Oswald, Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ōji-sama: Short Stories
* VolFogg, Yūsha-Ō GaoGaiGar ✅✅

Commentary: Mr. Konishi has a very handsome-sounding voice. I have echoed the same sentiment in my more recent "Skip Beat!" review, but Katsuyuki Konishi is very soothing to listen to. I should have mentioned him more when I wrote about "Macross Frontier" — his characterization of Ozma Lee made the character feel very congenial and helped create an attachment to the world (the voice acting in "Macross F" is SS+ tier). I also grew up loving Sōbi Agatsuma ("Loveless"), so there's that! Amazing work, as always!

Takumi Yamazaki as Mū Aries, notable roles:
* Yata, .hack//GU
* Hans Kleif, A.D. Police (TV)
* Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, Fate/Zero ✅✅
* Bansai Kawakami, Gintama ✅✅
* Incognito, Hellsing ✅✅
* M'Quve, Kidō Senshi Gundam: The Origin ✅✅
* Tomohisa Harada, Mezzo DSA ✅
* Tatsuhiko Shidō, Night Walker
* Dera Mochimazzi, Tamako Market ✅✅
* Nano, Togainu no Chi

Commentary: Now I understand why I'm one of the only people in the anime community that can stand Dera's voice in "Tamako Market" ...it's because he is also Mū Aries! Who would have thought that they had the SAME seiyū! Despite Mr. Yamazaki not being as active in the voice acting industry, the few roles that he does pick up here and there are very striking! I remember thinking how good M'Quve's voice sounded in "Gundam: The Origin" and now, I know why! Fantastic work, as always!

Yūji Mitsuya as Shaka Virgo, notable roles:
* Psychogenie, CB Chara Gō Nagai World ✅✅
* Hyōma Aoi, Chō Denji Robo Combattler V
* Yūji Katō, Chōjin Sentai Baratack
* Higashi no Kaioshin and Kibitoshin, Dragon Ball Z (series) ✅✅
* Shunsuke Hayami, Gekisō! Rubenkaiser
* Principal, Gin no Saji ✅
* Jecy Moor, Hi-Speed Jecy
* Sōichi Tsujii, Itō Junji: Collection ✅
* Yuito, Kagaku Bōken-tai Tansar 5
* Kōji Tongari, Kiteretsu Daihyakka
* Ichirō Irabu, Kūchū Buranko ✅✅✅
* Lowell Grey, Lady Georgie
* Lady Black, Lupin III: Part II ✅
* Seki Hisashi, Majo demo Steady
* Yotsuya Tomoshige, Nanako SOS
* Claude, Natsu e no Tobira ✅✅
* Pica, One Piece
* Osamu Nanjo, Ōgon Senshi Gold Lightan
* Marg, Rokushin Gattai GodMars
* Mime Benetnasch, Saint Seiya ✅✅✅
* Katsudonman and Hamburger Kid, Sore Ike! Anpanman
* Apulo, Teki wa Kaizoku: Neko-tachi no Kyōen ✅✅
* Tetsu, Time Bokan Series: Zenderman
* Hayato Shindō, Time Travel Tondekeman!
* Grinpatch, Toriko
* Tatsuya Uesugi, Touch
* Jack, Yōsei Ō ✅✅✅
* Majari, Yū☆Yū☆Hakusho

Commentary: Commentary: I really like Mr. Mitsuya's voice, even though many projects that he's been attached to over the years have either become relics or completely faded into obscurity! I really loved him as Ichirō Irabu ("Kūchū Buranko") and Mime Benetnasch ("Saint Seiya"), among many other great performances! He has such a handsome-sounding voice! Magnificent work, as always!

Ryōtarō Okiayu as Saga and Kanon Gemini, notable roles:
* Densuke Matsuo, Android Ana Maico 2010
* Igor Neuhaus, Ao no Exorcist
* Ryūjirō Kamikage, Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova
* Maeda, Asobi Asobase ✅
* Kaika Itsuki, Babylon ✅
* Tiger's Eye, Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS ✅✅
* Byakuya Kuchiki, Bleach ✅✅
* Issei Nishikiori, Boku no Chikyū wo Mamotte ✅✅
* Yuji Naruo, Burn Up! Excess and Burn Up! W ✅✅✅
* Ryūtarō Ōyama, Cardfight!! Vanguard G
* Lanfei Hong, Chūka Ichiban!
* Akio Furukawa ("Nagisa's Papa"), Clannad ✅✅✅
* Dark Mousy, D.N. Angel ✅
* Hyoi Kagezaki, Dark Cat
* Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott ("Ike"), Date A Live ✅
* Shin, DD Hokuto no Ken (2013) ✅
* Fumimaro Ayanokōji ("Royal Inspector") and Subaru Okiya, Detective Conan ✅✅✅
* Takuro Kimura, Di Gi Charat ✅
* Katsuhiko Jinnai, El Hazard (series) ✅
* Kenye Tokioka, eX-Driver
* Kuro no Lancer ("Vlad III, The Impaler Prince"), Fate/Apocrypha ✅✅✅
* Berserker ("Lancelot"), Fate/Zero ✅✅
* Shigure Sōma, Fruits Basket (2001) ✅✅
* Scar, Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) ✅✅
* Franz Heinel, Future GPX Cyber Formula (series)
* Shigeyuki Murakoshi, Giant Killing
* Kazuharu Fukuyama, Girls Bravo (series)
* Claude Winchester ("Mr. K"), Gravitation ✅
* Akuram, Harukanaru Toki no Naka de
* Puchū, Gomez, and Toru Watanabe — Heppoko Jikken Animation Excel♥Saga ✅
* Meisuke Nueno, Jigoku Sensei Nube
* Asio, Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū ("Haré+Guu") ✅✅
* Kaoru Asahina, Junjō Romantica ✅✅
* Koinosuke Odago, Jūbee-chan 2: Siberia Yagyū no Gyakushū
* Aoyama-kun, Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun
* Nagare Akatsuki, Kidō Senkan Nadesico
* Kevin Mask, Kinnikuman II Sei
* Hartia Allenford, Majutsushi Orphen and Majutsushi Orphen: Revenge
* Shirō Amakusa Tokisada, Makai Tenshō ("Ninja Resurrection")
* Joshua Grant, Marginal Prince: Gekkeiju no Ōji-tachi
* Yū Matsūra, Marmalade Boy ✅✅
* Gorgeous, Maze☆Bakunetsu Jikū
* Rintarō Shinjuku, Miracle Train: Chuo-sen e Yōkoso
* Andrew Waltfeld, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
* Treize Khushrenada, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
* Isaku Zenpōji, Nintama Rantarō
* Ieyasu Tokugawa, Nobunaga no Shinobi
* Borsalino and Kaku, One Piece
* Kei'ichi Hiiragi ("Usamimi Kamen"), Onegai My Melody
* Touch Me, Overlord
* Atsushi Miyagawa, Recorder to Randoseru (series)
* Kurei, Rekka no Honō
* Jun Kenzaki, Ring no Kakero
* Kurō Kō, Saiunkoku Monogatari
* Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Sengoku Basara (series)
* Takeshi Yoroi, Shin Hurricane Polymar
* Mach Windy, Shippū! Iron Leaguer
* Tetsuya Asada, Shōbushi Densetsu Tetsuya
* Hisashi Mitsui, Slam Dunk
* Shimon Takagi, Sotsugyou M: Ore-tachi no Carnival
* Masamune, Strange+
* Raidiese F. Branstein, Super Robot Taisen OG
* Grid, Tales of Eternia
* Kunimitsu Tezuka, Tennis no Ōji-sama (series)
* Toriko, Toriko ✅✅
* Charles Chrishunds, Vassalord.
* Brad Crawford, Weiß Kreuz
* Hiroto Honda ("Tristen"), Yū☆Gi☆Ō ✅
* Vashti, Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-nin no Ōji-sama: Short Stories

Commentary: I used to wonder why there was so much attractive-looking fan works made of Saga Gemini (and "Kanon"), and now it all makes sense... it's because he's voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu! The man is not only very handsome, but he has a very gorgeous voice, too! Is it any wonder that Saga is a fan favorite? Some of my favorite performances from him were Yuji Naruo ("Burn Up"), his iterations in "Burn Up W" and "Excess" are similar to the Kintarō Ōe character in "Golden Boy" — and I really enjoy him as Fumimaro Ayanokōji ("Detective Conan"), because how can you not like an eccentric police inspector with a pet squirrel? Amazing job, as always!

The "Meiō Hades" three-part series is worth checking out for any fan of the original series: "Soul of Gold", "Saintia Shō", and "Omega", on the other hand, are series that I would advise to watch at your own discretion! The highlight of the conclusion was a) cameos from characters like Shaina and Marin b) Pandora's past, her feelings towards Ikki were also pretty touching, too, and c) Seiya's devotion towards saving Saori, during the last few episodes! I rate "Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Elysion" a 5/10!

Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Santuary ★★☆☆☆

Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Inferno ★★★☆☆

Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades ～ Elysion ★★★☆☆